bird illness symptoms and diagnosis
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- No symptoms are specific to psittacosis. Birds can show any of the following signs: lack of appetite, weight loss, depression, listlessness, difficulty breathing, watery green droppings, pink eyes, discharge from eyes or nares, or sudden death.
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Bird Flu Cause, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis Signs and Symptoms of Bird Flu. The period of time between exposure to the virus and development of symptoms (called the incubation period) is longer for bird flu than for regular flu, from two to as many as 17 days. Symptoms of bird flu vary, depending on which virus caused the infection. Early symptoms include the following: Cough.
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Common Eye Disorders in Birds Conjunctivitis, a common eye disorder, is usually caused by bacteria and can be identified as red and swollen eyelids, and may lead to photosensitivity (avoidance of light) in the bird. Conjunctivitis is also a symptom of many other medical problems, including respiratory infections.
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Health Concerns to be Aware of When Working With Wildlife The droppings are the most common route by which the disease is transmitted to humans. It is commonly found in feral pigeons that appear healthy. Symptoms:...............Signs in animals include decreased or no appetite, resulting in emaciation, lethargy, respiratory signs, and a greenish blood-tinged diarrhea.ost of the bacteria that cause disease in wildlife also cause disease in man. There are several important routes of disease transmission. The contamination of neglected minor wounds, abrasions, and skin lesions where the skin is broken serve as common portals of entry for microorganisms.
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Diseases A-Z: Bird Respiratory Tract Infection in Birds. Airway and respiratory tract diseases are very common in pet birds. One such disease commonly is Aspergillosis, which is a fungal infection of the bird's respiratory tract.
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Bird Flu Symptoms In humans, bird flu symptoms can include typical influenza-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches.
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- This is a mystifying disease in more ways than one; it can cause illness in humans, other mammals and birds. It can kill a bird in 48 hours, or else it can survive in a bird for as long as 10 years, causing no symptoms at all. It can be massively contagious or barely contagious.
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Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Clinical signs of H5N1 in birds range from mild - decrease in egg production, nasal discharge, coughing and sneezing - to severe, including loss of coordination, energy, and appetite; soft-shelled or misshapen eggs; purple discoloration of the wattles, head, eyelids, combs, and hocks; and diarrhea.
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- The Bird Flu affects the respiratory system. Respiratory Acute Syndrome is one of the common symptoms of Bird Flu.   Acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) is a lu … ng condition resulting in low oxygen levels in the blood.
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Common Bird Parasites & Diseases Symptoms such as diarrhea, ruffled feathers, and lethargy usually occur. Birds who are showing symptoms usually die in 1 to 3 days. The disease can spread rapidly at crowded feeding stations as healthy birds eat food contaminated by the droppings of sick birds.
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- What Are the Symptoms of Bird Flu in Humans? Bird flu symptoms in people can vary. Symptoms may start out as normal flu-like symptoms. This can worsen to become a severe respiratory disease that can be fatal. In February 2005, researchers in Vietnam reported human cases of bird flu in which the virus infected the brain and digestive tract of two children. Both died. These cases make it clear that bird flu in humans may not always look like typical cases of flu.
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What Is a Bird Chest? A bird chest is a chest wall deformity that causes a person's ribs to protrude, giving him a bird-like appearance. It is also called pigeon chest or Pectus carinatum. The internal organs are not affected by this deformity, although assymetrical bone growth occurs and knobby lesions appear on the ribs.
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- Symptoms can be subtle or severe and include sneezing, nasal discharge, wheezing, crusted and/or plugged nostrils, lethargy, depression, diarrhea, egg binding and dystocia, tail-bobbing, lack of appetite, emaciation (severe weight loss), poor feather color, swollen eyes, ocular discharge, gagging, foul-smelling breath, white patches, or a slimy appearance to the mouth.
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Diseases Birds Carry That Dogs Can Contract Fido loves to watch Budgie all day long, but sometimes longing glances turn into unsafe encounters. Birds carry several diseases that can harm canines. Most parasites like roundworms and tapeworms are species-specific, however, bacterial and fungal diseases can be a real concern when birds and dogs get too close. The parasite Chlamydia psittaci causes the bacterial disease Chlamydiosis.
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- Bird flu may also cause an eye infection (conjunctivitis). But bird flu can quickly progress to pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome, a serious lung problem that can be deadly. For the people who die from bird flu, the average length of time from the start of symptoms until death is 9 to 10 days.
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How to Recognize a Sick Bird How to Help Birds Heal. It can be hard for backyard birders to witness sick birds at their feeders, but illness is a natural part of a bird’s life cycle. The strongest birds will recover, while weaker birds will succumb.
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- This is because many illnesses in birds cause the same signs, and, by the time a bird shows signs of illness, the bird is really sick.
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Bird Flu in Birds Symptoms and Types. It is important to note that not all birds infected with avian influenza will display symptoms, and that it can die suddenly. In addition, if not treated in time, the fatality rate for bird flu is high.
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ZOONOTIC DISEASES - PART I Bird to Human Transmission Humans are usually infected by the inhalation of infective particles in the air. The incubation period is 5 to 14 days. Symptoms are generally those of the flu - fever, diarrhea, chills, congunctivitis, and sore throat. A number of tests are available to diagnose the disease in the live bird.
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How to Recognize a Sick Bird A wild bird can’t tell you when it feels sick, but birders who know how to recognize sick birds can take steps to prevent spreading illnesses at their birdfeeders. Birds can succumb to many different illnesses and injuries and many times sick birds will not come near backyard feeders. When a sick bird does appear, however, there are two ways to recognize it: by appearance and by behavior.
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- Fever, muscle aches, headaches -- all are flu symptoms. Learn about types of flu viruses (including bird flu), the symptoms, and complications in high-risk groups.
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- What are the signs of aspergillosis? Aspergillosis can follow one of two courses-acute or chronic. Birds with acute aspergillosis have severe difficulty breathing, decreased or loss of appetite, frequent drinking and urination, cyanosis (a bluish coloration of mucous membranes and/or skin), and even sudden death.
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Common Bird Parasites & Diseases Common Bird Parasites & Diseases. The four diseases that most frequently affect birds that use feeders are: salmonella, trichomoniasis, aspergillosis, and avian pox. All of these diseases are transmitted from one bird to another at feeding stations, especially when overcrowding occurs.
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- Signs and symptoms of bird flu may begin within two to eight days of infection, depending on the type. In most cases, they resemble those of conventional influenza, including: 1  Cough. 2  Fever. 3  Sore throat. 4  Muscle aches. 5  Headache. 6  Shortness of breath.
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